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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Puma Energy Zambia's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00 Mil.
Puma Energy Zambia does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.
Puma Energy Zambia (LUS:PUMA) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
Puma Energy Zambia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Puma Energy Zambia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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LUS:PUMA vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Puma Energy Zambia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Puma Energy Zambia Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ZMW Mil mean?
Puma Energy Zambia (LUS:PUMA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ZMW Mil as of . 20. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Puma Energy Zambia and its competitors.
Is Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Puma Energy Zambia's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ZMW Mil. Overall, Puma Energy Zambia has a GF Score™ of 34/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Puma Energy Zambia's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ZMW Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Puma Energy Zambia and its competitors. Puma Energy Zambia's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ZMW Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Puma Energy Zambia stock overvalued right now?
Puma Energy Zambia (LUS:PUMA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of ZMW Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ZMW Mil. Puma Energy Zambia's overall GF Score™ is 34/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Puma Energy Zambia (LUS:PUMA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is ZMW Mil as of . 20. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Puma Energy Zambia PLC is an integrated energy supply group. It specialises in delivering sustainable, quality products and services to the local market, domestic fuel, and fuel-related services. Its products and services include Retail Aviation, Bitumen, Renewable and Lower Carbon Energy, Commercial Fuels, LPG, and Lubricants. The Group is organised into business units based on products and services and has two reportable segments as follows: Downstream business activities that include distribution, wholesale, and retail sales of refined products. Midstream business activities that include refining and storage of oil and gas products. The Group is organised in four main regions: Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Europe.
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